Today on Tell Me About it Tuesday I am welcoming fellow TEB author, HK Carlton! I am so excited! The book looks like an AWESOME read! Thanx for stopping by, and I hope you enjoy the interview!!!!!!
Q. Do you do any special
research for your novels?
For one of my historical
romance novels, The Devil Take You, I did a ton of research. The setting
is 1307 Scotland, during the Wars of Independence. Some of the characters in
the book were real people as were several of the events that occur during the
novel. I wanted to be certain they were correct and chronological. As well as
making sure that dialogue, costuming and geography for the time was correct and
believable. I had a lot of fun though.
I also had to do a
little bit of reworking geographically in my erotic time-travel romance, Lost
Time, and my editors were also able to point me in the right direction, so
to speak, since they live in the UK.
Q. What’s your
favorite genre to read? Do you write it?
Not so long ago, I would
have said historical romance. That’s what I used to read 90% of the time and
that is what I began writing. I thought that was my genre. But I have found
that I really enjoy writing erotic romance. And reading it too, when I have the
time.
Q.
What are you working on right now? Can you tell us about it?
I
was working on several projects, all in the erotic genre. But I put them all on
hold when a good friend and fellow Total-E-Bound author, suggested that Streetlight
People needed a follow up. I am diligently working on Toni’s story. (when
I’m finished, fingers crossed that it gets accepted)
Q.
Did you ever write a character you didn’t like? Or one that gave you
problems, going against your intentions for them or your story?
The
character Gard in The Devil Take You, is a thief, a liar, a cheat, a
marauder, a murderer, a rapist and just about every other rotten thing you can
think of for the time period. But somewhere along the way, the heroine was not
the only one that fell for him. He is so completely flawed that I just wanted
to fix him. But I knew that I needed to keep him a bad ass all the way through.
He demanded it.
Okay...enough
with the business questions! How about some fun stuff. You know, just between
the two of us.
Q.
The opportunity to go on a surprise vacation arises. You have 90 minutes to
pack and get to the airport. Where will you go and what will you pack?
I
would go to Scotland, with hopes of finding my missing Highlander. And I would
not need a return flight. (sorry hubs) I would pack my laptop, Kindle, some
clothes, my daughter; if I could convince her to come with, and I’d worry about
everything else when I got there.
Q.
When YOU read, what do you like to pick up?
It
used to be historicals first, now I pick up whatever strikes me at the moment.
I can read anything in any genre if it captures my interest.
Q.
If they make a movie about your life, who do you want to play your part?
Alyssa
Milano
Q.
Tell us one thing about you that might surprise us...it can be a secret...we
won't tell. :)
I
do not own a passport and I need to apply for one right away to go on that
fantastic trip to Scotland to seek out my absentee Highlander.
Drumroooollllllllll please.....
Tell us about your new book!
My recent
release in the erotic genre is entitled Streetlight People, an m/f/f
ménage story, about some college kids who do a little experimenting. I hope you
like it.
Blurb:
We all have hidden desires. Sometimes we conceal them,
even from ourselves.
Andrea, your average college co-ed, has signed up for some
extra courses at the local university, but so far the only thing that has
sparked her interest is the sexy guy on campus with the tight-fitting jeans,
muscle-hugging T-shirt and ever-present shabby cowboy boots. From their fiery
exchange of awareness, the admiration is not completely one-sided.
After a miserable day at her part-time job and a few
drinks, Andi takes a walk, only to find herself in the arms of her campus
crush, Street. As the two get to know each other rather robustly against a
storefront window, Street’s girlfriend appears and issues a deliciously steamy
proposition.
Andrea soon realises she’s about to get a crash course in
down-and-dirty street smarts that she won’t soon forget, under the smouldering
tutelage of Street and his exotic-looking girlfriend, Toni. Apparently, you can
score anything on the street these days—even a threesome!
After a frenzied night of satisfying experimentation, Andi
sneaks out while her two companions sleep, escaping the particularly awkward
morning after. But in the stark light of day, Andi has to admit that her
feelings for Street are more than simple infatuation, and Toni isn’t a part of
the new equation.
Could Andrea possibly hope Street might feel the same?
Excerpt:
Oh, God. There he was. Sexy Campus Guy. I didn’t know his
name and that was okay with me. That way, when I fantasised about him, I was
free to give him any name I wanted. I could call him something dark and
dangerous, like Rutger, if that’s what I was feeling that night—or if I was in
a soft, romantic mood he was Rogan.
I snorted at my own silliness and climbed up the ladder for
the tenth time. I was hanging decorations for the monthly university mixer. I
didn’t usually help out with this kind of thing, but they were short-handed so
I’d volunteered to help. And—bonus for me—SCG was here too.
I stabbed the tack into the soft ceiling tile, hanging up
yet another green streamer, then looked down over the heads of the other
students.
I spotted Sexy Guy’s blond head immediately. He was head
and shoulders taller than most of the other guys. He was explaining something
to one of the other students, gesturing with his big hands. I took the
opportunity to check him out.
He was wearing a tight, green school T-shirt with short
sleeves that cut right through the middle of his biceps, showing off the nice
swells of muscle there, and a pair of snug jeans. They were skinny, tight, and
although I’d have liked to know all his secrets, I appreciated the slightly
baggier fit in some places.
From across the room he looked up at me, still staring at
him from the ladder, and his mouth took on a lopsided grin. I scooted my way
down the ladder.
I have a boyfriend, I had to remind myself. And SCG had a
girlfriend, I was pretty sure.
"Hey, Andrea, will you quit mooning over the eye candy
and go grab me a new roll of tape?" one of the other volunteers asked,
laughing at me.
I did as she’d asked, then tossed it up in the air as I
passed under the ladder she stood on. She caught it. "Thanks."
"Don’t mention it."
I had one more streamer to hang to finish the row, making
almost a shower effect in the school’s colours. I stepped up the rungs one by
one and realised at the top that someone had moved the ladder—but if I
stretched I could still tack the streamer in the right spot.
All of a sudden, I heard clapping. It got louder. I turned
to see what the commotion was and realised a group of guys had gathered behind
me and were applauding my ass. One of them even held up a piece of paper with a
sloppy ‘9.9’ on it.
"Thanks, guys." I bent in a mock bow. "I‘ll
be here all week," I quipped, climbing down. Guys were so easily amused.
"How about less clothes and a pole next time,
Blondie?" Sexy Campus Guy commented in a low voice as he sauntered by.
I closed my eyes for a split second. Ooooh, I
thought, I’d take the chance to dance around his pole any day.
When I turned back around, he’d climbed up the ladder and
his appealing package was at eye level. I stared. Like an idiot.
I swallowed the extra saliva that seemed to have gathered
in my mouth as I looked at the…not quite a bulge because he wasn’t hard, but
the very nice hint of what might be concealed inside. Apparently, I was easily
distracted and entertained as well.
Fuck! I had to get out of there. And the first thing I was
going to do was break up with old What’s-His-Name.
This looks like such a fun, hot read! I can't wait to check it out! Thanx for stopping by and sharing, HK!
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